We are a community dedicated to the development of wholeness in our students through adherence to a curriculum of academic excellence which balances the ideals of the liberal arts tradition and sound professional preparation, within a Christian atmosphere of self-discipline, responsibility, and concern for continuing growth of the individual.
Jamestown College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church located in Jamestown, North Dakota. It has about 1,000 students enrolled today and has been co-educational from its founding.
For the 2007 - 08 school year, US News and World Report ranked Jamestown College 47th among the best undergraduate colleges in the Midwest, making Jamestown the first North Dakota college or university to make the top tier of the list .
Jamestown College was founded in 1883, but closed fairly quickly during the depression of 1893. The school reopened in 1909 and has remained in operation ever since.
Jamestown College has been notable for three things: its athletics, its science and nursing programs, and its choir. In 1979, the Jamestown College football team went to the NAIA Division 3 National Championships. Jamestown's pre-medical students have long-standing tradition of higher than average medical school acceptance rates.
In 1972 the college's choir—directed by Richard Harrison Smith and for decades one of the top small-college choirs in the United States—became the first American choir to sing at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, an honor they repeated four more times during the 1970s and 1980s. The choir continues to tour Europe every four years, with their most recent tour in May 2006 to Italy where the choir received the honor of singing at the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
In the mid-1980s, a difficult farm economy, along with alleged mismanagement by several former college administration officials, led the college into difficult times; in 1986, the school graduated 92 students, had a full-time enrollment of only 500 students, and reportedly came within 24 hours of closing its doors. A few 11th-hour donations and some radical restructuring brought the college back from the brink. The fundraising charge was led by Marvin E. Seibold ('56) and R.G. "Bob" Lyngstad who formed the "Committee of 100"—a group of 100 donors who each gave $10,000 to keep the College open.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 71% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Dakota Athletic Conference) Basketball (Dakota Athletic Conference) Baseball (Dakota Athletic Conference) Track (Dakota Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 10,000 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,074 | 32% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,220 | 48% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 3,356 | 100% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,265 | 87% | |
Any Aid: |
100% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 98% (Selective) |
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| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 88% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 19, Verbal: 18, Math: 19 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 25, Verbal: 25, Math: 25 |
| Application Fee: | $ 20.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Not Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
